Single Supplier Framework Contract for the provision of an Employee Assistance Progamme (EAP), including management support to in-house employee assistance services.

The Office of Government Procurement

The Minster for Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (the โ€œContracting Authorityโ€) is seeking submissions to establish a Employee Assistance Progamme (EAP), including management support to in-house employee assistance services. In summary, this Services Contract will require the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme to include management support, counselling services for public sector bodies, their employees and those for whom they wish to extend their duty of care. The Service available under this Framework will reflect contemporary practices, knowledge and facilitates access to appropriate forms of professional support.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-30. The procurement was published on 2025-12-19.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-12-19 Contract notice
2026-01-06 Contract notice
2026-07-21 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2025-12-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Single Supplier Framework Contract for the provision of an Employee Assistance Progamme (EAP), including management support to in-house employee assistance services.
Short description:
The Minster for Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (the โ€œContracting Authorityโ€) is seeking submissions to establish a Employee Assistance Progamme (EAP), including management support to in-house employee assistance services. In summary, this Services Contract will require the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme to include management support, counselling services for public sector bodies, their employees and those for whom they wish to extend their duty of care. The Service available under this Framework will reflect contemporary practices, knowledge and facilitates access to appropriate forms of professional support.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Health and social work services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-30 13:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-30 13:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7222068
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-30 13:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7222068
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-23 13:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Office of Government Procurement
National registration number: IE3229842HH
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17738000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.ogp.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ogp.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7222068 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7222068 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 247-856001 (2025-12-19)
Contract notice (2026-01-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-02-06 13:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-06 13:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2026-02-06 13:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-30 13:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Changes
Other additional information
Clarification Deadline has been extended by [1] week until 30/01/26 and the Tender Deadline has been extended by one [1] week until 06/02/26.
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 515b91c5-acce-4e3c-ad82-4213e23dba31-01
Source: OJS 2026/S 004-005931 (2026-01-06)
Contract award notice (2026-07-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: PROJ000010819
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 6 431 651 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Identifier of EU funds: n/a
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 30%
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 70%

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 454813
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Title: Single Supplier Framework Contract for the provision of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Address of the contract: https://lenabyinspire.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 6 431 651 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 000155865
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: EAP Consultants Limited trading as Lena By Inspire
National registration number: 372660
Postal address: Lombard House, 10-20 Lombard Street
Postal code: BT7 1RD
Postal town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
E-mail: n.higgins@lenabyinspire.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 00447435968970 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.lenabyinspire.com ๐ŸŒ
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 140-510686 (2026-07-21)
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